hole out

verb

holed out; holing out; holes out

intransitive verb

: to play one's ball into the hole in golf

Examples of hole out in a Sentence

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Many creative platers like to cut a circular hole out of their bread loaf, which the butter candle then nestles inside. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025 The Surrey wicketkeeper-batter hit the new ball for four consecutive boundaries before holing out to Mitchell Starc. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 After holing out at in the final round of the BMW PGA Championship earlier this month, Rory McIlroy revealed that the 12-man European squad has been mentally prepping for its showdown with the U.S. by immersing themselves in VR abuse. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Everything was in their wheelhouse until Buttler holed out off a clever Tector slower ball. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hole out

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hole out was in 1867

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“Hole out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20out. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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